Learn new exercises as well as a variety of new formats that target specific workout goals -- expand your the eight basic sequences into over 65 sections of innovative exercise (endless variety!) The Advanced Certification gives experienced IM=X Pilates Trainers and Instructors NEW research and choreography. Several versions of the following formats are covered during this 5-Day Intensive.

FLOOR Workouts
Ring Workout - A unique blend of ring exercises that focus on core strength. A short but intense routine. Schedule this 30 minute workout before a 15-30 Indoor Cycling workout.

Stretch Format - Teach your clients how to improve muscle relaxation, movement patterns and range of motion. Routines repeatedly target hamstrings, spinal, hip and shoulder muscles. Formats for this class range in length from 30-60 minutes. Again - great to program adjacent to a short cardio routine. This workout is also used to help seniors with mobility, core power and balance.

Floor Motion Hybrid - Learn new IM=X vocabulary that transforms sagittal plane exercise into circular choreography with seamless transitions and innovative moves such as Arm Circles, Fan Kicks, Oblique Swings, etc. Formats for this class range in length from 30-60 minutes.

Pilates Format - This workout blends signature advanced pilates exercises such as Teasers, Boomerang, Rollover, Double Leg Stretch with the IM=X routines for a whole new floor class. Offer this 60 minute workout to experienced clients.

XERCIZER Workouts
Interval Training - A combination of new exercises and basic sequences that are delivered in sets to create muscle fatigue and raise your heart rate. The 3 Interval Training workouts include intense bouts Xercizer training followed by small rest periods which focus on recovery. Formats range in length from 60-90 minutes.

Stretch - Use the Xercizer to intensify your flexibility protocols. Passive, active and resistive stretch routines are combined to increase range of motion. Research on flexibility is reviewed. Class formats range in length from 30-60 minutes. Schedule the 30 minute versions before a 15-30 Cardio workout.

Hybrid - Learn several formats that combine floor (ring/body bar) with Xercizer routines. Integrate open chain exercise with resistance training for cross conditioning. Clients who are used to Xercizer only sessions will be pleasantly surprised by the challenge. Formats range in length from 60-90 minutes.

Abs - IM=X Pilates is all about trunk recruitment and strengthening but...there are several abdominal routines that are brand new to the program. Combine them with the basics and you will have the most intense pilates core class around! Schedule the 30 minute versions before a 15-30 Cardio workout.

Length: 5 days (Mon-Fri from 9:00-5:00)
Cost: Free for Workstudy Students (value of $1695.)
Prerequisite: IM=X Basic Certification
Practical Exam with Master Trainer Required to demonstrate mastery of 5 formats

"IM=X has managed to creatively bridge the gap between the traditional teachings of J. H. Pilates and the fitness world by filling a niche that has long been lacking."
--Kathleen Akeyson Esq. Attorney and Physicalmind Institute Trainer